tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2158100663550701296.post8872589241315757501..comments2022-08-03T06:36:37.546-07:00Comments on The Silent Forum: Song Analysis: First Of MayTal Hartsfeldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05077424958233740898noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2158100663550701296.post-59722989612396480822016-11-30T07:07:21.537-08:002016-11-30T07:07:21.537-08:00The Bee Gees had a very creative early period at t...The Bee Gees had a very creative early period at the start of their recording career, with a number of songs with unusual atypical themes. I'VE GOTTA GET A MESSAGE TO YOU was about the last hour of a death row inmate, I STARTED A JOKE seems to imply some kind of social persecution/ostracizing theme, hinting at somehow "being blamed for all the world's ills"---or something along that line.<br /><br />Of course the Bee Gees "reinvented themselves" around the mid-70s, kind of "sold themselves out" to the more mainstream popular music trends to gain and maintain a greater global popularity standing.Tal Hartsfeldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05077424958233740898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2158100663550701296.post-5053485490702038742016-11-27T18:53:29.052-08:002016-11-27T18:53:29.052-08:00I think you're right, it is nice to have a son...I think you're right, it is nice to have a song that gives some credibility to a childhood relationship, especially in the way that this song does it. Elitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09645933922365310038noreply@blogger.com